Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has topped the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI index of 257 at 9:31am today (25 January). The air was classified as 'very ...

Learn what the air quality index (AQI) means, how it impacts your health, and how to stay safe when pollution is high.

Those groups particularly sensitive to particulate matter in the air may want to limit time outside Friday and Saturday.

Toxic smoke and dangerous particulate pollution are spreading far beyond the flames, leaving air quality at unhealthy levels ...